Almost 100,000 children will be dumped in failing primary schools this week amid a countrywide squeeze on places. On National Offer Day, nine per cent are expected to miss out on their first choice – although in some areas it will be as high...
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24th Oct 2024 | Updated at 08:07pm 24th Oct 2024
Education VAT: Heath House School Director stands with middle-income families
Heath House Preparatory School in Blackheath, London, will absorb the full cost of Labour’s 20% VAT charge to attract new students from rival independent schools.
17-Year-Old breaks cultural norms by choosing NHS apprenticeship
Raunak Roy is a 17-year-old from North London, who completed his GCSEs at Ashmole Academy and joined the NHS Royal Free Trust as an apprentice after his year 12 exams.
The small claims court is usually the best way to get back your money or for challenging an unfair fine but this was not what happened to Suleman Sattar when he became embroiled in a battle with a parking company over an unpaid fine and found...
UK teachers were awarded millions of pounds in compensation from schools last year after suffering "appalling treatment", a union has claimed.
Poverty is harming children's capacity to learn and it's getting worse, suggests a survey of teachers. Pupils who go to school hungry from cramped, noisy homes where they can't sleep properly, struggle to learn says the National Education Union...
Where do you see yourself in five years' time? No longer working in education, 40% of UK teachers surveyed by a teachers' union replied. It may sound like a cliched interview question, but the National Education Union says that the answer is...
A new smart phone friendly website is enabling young people aged 11-19 in Brent to search for activities, opportunities and relevant services. Brent Youth Zone is packed full of things to do for young people to do locally, and includes volunteering...
An Indian woman living in Scotland has spoken of her fight to clear her name over fraud allegations on a scandal-hit English language testing programme.
Parents should have more reliable measures than Ofsted grades to compare schools in England, says a report from a new education think tank.
A record 2.9 million children from working families in the UK are living in poverty after housing costs have been paid, the latest figures show. This means 70% of all poor children were in working families last year, up from 67% on the previous...
Teachers, NHS workers and police officers in England and Wales could be held accountable for failing to spot violent crime among young people under government plans announced on Monday.
